Duran Duran : The Bandmembers Were Superstars In Europe, Popularity Increased

Inspired by David Bowie and Roxy Music, as well as post punk and disco, schoolmates Nick Rhodes and John Taylor formed Duran Duran in 1978 with their friends Simon Colley and Stephen Duffy. Taking their name from a character in Roger Vadim's psychedelic sci-fi film Barbarella, the group began playing gigs in the Birmingham club Barbarella, supported by a drum machine. Within a year, Duffy and Colley both left the group, Duffy would later form the Lilac Time and were replaced by former TV Eye vocalist Andy Wickett and drummer Roger Taylor. After recording a demo, John Taylor switched to bass and guitarist Alan Curtis joined the band, only to leave within a matter of months. The group placed an ad in Melody Maker, which drew the attention of Andy Taylor, who became their guitarist. However Duran Duran were still having trouble finding a vocalist, Following Wickett's departure in 1979, a pair of singers passed through the group before Simon LeBon, a former member of the punk band Dog Days and a drama student at Birmingham University joined in early 1980. By the end of 1980, Duran Duran had become popular within the burgeoning new romantic circuit in England and had secured a record contract with EMI. Planet Earth the band's first single quickly rose to number 12 upon its spring 1981 release. Immediately, Duran Duran became the leaders of the new romantic movement, and media sensations in the British music and mainstream press. The group's popularity increased through its cutting edge music videos especially the bizarre, racy clip for Girls on Film. Although the BBC banned the Godley & Creme directed video, the single became the group's first Top Ten hit, setting the stage for the fall release of its eponymous debut album. Duran Duran reached number three upon its release and stayed in the charts for 118 weeks. The band quickly followed the album with Rio in the spring of 1982. Rio entered the charts at number two, and its singles Hungry Like the Wolf and Save a Prayer became Top Ten hits. By the November release of the remix EP Carnival, the bandmembers were superstars in Europe, but only just beginning to make headway in America. Their exposure in the US was helped greatly by the emergence of MTV, which put the group's stylish videos into heavy rotation. MTV's constant playing of the videos paid off, and Hungry Like the Wolf became a Top Ten hit early in 1983. Rio followed that single into the Top Ten, eventually selling over two million copies.
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[@clairehowell3951]

My all time favorite band when I was a teenager saw them in concert several times in the 80's ❤️❤️❤️

[@martasamaniego4924]

AMO A DURAN DURAN TODA LA VIDA

[@yasneiraesther9486]

Duran Duran trabajo muy duro en cada presentación y con cada álbum para lograr que este grupo sea lo que es hoy día la mejor banda de los 80 que nunca dejó de presentarse y sacar nuevos álbumes y que están y bien ganado en el salón de la fama del Rock glamour belleza y buena música y los convirtió en fenómenos de la música mundial gracias por compartir con nosotros los fans de Duran Duran este video simón es lindo mi favorito

[@amandaholliday9335]

YESSSSSSSSSS Fantastic 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❣️💋

[@CryBabyWalker]

DURANIE FOR LIFE! ❤️

[@tammywilliams-ankcorn9533]

LeBon is French and pronounced Le (short e) Bon (emphasis on second syllable).

[@reeree1]

Ummmmm the narrator needs to pronounce Simon's last name right !!!!;

[@frankhart2188]

It was a reflex! ;^)

[@SchmaltzyCraftsy]

They played at the rum runner club. They named themselves after a character from the movie Barbarella. Jesus this is garage.

[@raf324]

I love Duran Duran ma purtroppo non ho capito nulla di quello che è stato detto perché nonostante i miei sforzi per impararlo non capisco l'inglese

[@smrteypntz]

What’s untold about this?

[@danielwhitlock7890]

if u cant pronounce the lead singers name correctly i am assuming u dont know what your talking about

[@amyfiske9817]

Clearly he doesn't. Thinks there punk. Obviously doesn't know the difference between punk, pop and new wave.

[@koos72]

Dabid Bowie is also wrong!

[@just-sayin67]

I think it's a mechanical voice; i.e. pronouncing words exactly as they appear.

[@voicedoodpaolo]

AI

[@voicedoodpaolo]

It's obviously AI. Simon Lebbin, lol

[@ha44y]

Nick and John didnt go to school together

[@tammywilliams-ankcorn9533]

They grew up together in Birmingham.

[@carlosalenduran4630]

Hahaha 😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂 l.

[@mariflame1821]

I stopped watching after I kept listening to Simon's last name being pronounced as lebit (?)

[@just-sayin67]

I think it's a mechanical voice - it just pronounces the words as they appear

[@amyfiske9817]

Duran Duran is not punk! They are pop/New Wave. Seriously get your facts straight and learn how to pronounce things too